sul-tan-ate /'SAltaneit/ noun 1 the rank or position of
a sultan ft 2 an area of land that is ruled over
by a sultan A
ftHiUn (7 A: the Sultanate of
sultry /'SAltri/ adj. 1 (of the weather or air A)
very hot and uncomfortable 033 muggy: a
sultry summer afternoon HA—2 {formal) (of a woman or her
appearance XXs&l&^M) sexually attractive;
seeming to have strong sexual feelings
HT1 sexy: a sultry smile 0 a sultry singer jf A lift ¥ ► sul triness noun [U]
sum (H* /SAm/ noun, verb
m noun 1 [C] ~ (of sth) an
amount of money ; Ift^: You will be fined the sum of £200. 31ft 200
0
a large sum of money — A $5 0 a six-figure sum - ^
A
{v. (ft M —see also lump sum 2 [C, usually sing.] ~ (of sth) the number
you get when you add two or more numbers together #1; J&Tfl; : The sum of 7
and 12 is 19. * 7 1jP 12 (ft#l|| 190
3 (also ,sum 'total) [sing.] the ~ of sth all
of sth, especially when you think that it is not very much —Ej] ( Atnl^fiAA ) :
This is the sum of my achievements so far. & gfc jl 3% S #j
(ft ft
bP i£ o 4
[C] a simple problem that involves calculating numbers If A; ( ) TUXiiM--. to do
a sum in your head %[ XM o I was good at
sums at school. t ^ Bt It % A o 0 If I’ve got my sums
right,
1
should be able to afford
the rent.
be
greater/more than the sum of its 'parts to be better or more
effective as a group than you would think just by looking at the individual
members of the group 7j£+E]1J(l7t(nllEf;:lft
A i A in ‘sum (formal) used to introduce a
short statement of the main points of a discussion, speech, etc. & A;
MWA
■
verb ( mm-) IJ!I;1*J
sum up | sum sth^'up 1 to state the main
points of sth in a short and clear form & ^; M fh HT3 summarize : To sum up, there are three main ways of
tackling the problem ... Ai&)
is -
0
[+ wh-] Can I just sum up what we've agreed so far?
&iR,2 (of a judge tf) to give
a summary of the main facts and arguments in a legal case, near the end of a
trial ( — related noun
summing-up ,sum sb/sth—’up 1 to describe or show
the most typical characteristics of sb/sth, especially in a few words flj ffl If A: Totally lazy—that just about sums
him up. mm r —- 2 to
form or express an opinion
of sb/sth ig;, fil &fr ( 7- AsS;^^/ ) KT1 size UP: She quickly summed up the situation and took control.
MtS'feftth
H(B. X 0 #, # ]$$i] \EM ffi0 —
related noun summing-up summa cum laude /.soma ,kom ‘loidi;
'laudei/ adv.,
adj.
(from Latin) (in the
J) : He graduated summa
cum laude from Harvard. SA^¥ik0 —compare
CUM
LAUDE, MAGNA CUM LAUDE
summarize (BrE also -ise) /'SAmaraiz/ verb to give a summary of
sth (=
a statement
of the main points)
M : [VN] The results of the
research are summarized at the end of the chapter. $&--$
[also V]
sum-mary 0-w /'sAmari/ noun, adj. a noun
{pi.
-ies) a short statement that gives only the main points of sth, not the details
,&; MIS; MW : The following is a
summary of our conclusions. lift Jl
,<& i& fjf, tin F o 0 a news summary $r fe] ii 0 a two-page summary of
a government report — M A (ft j/C Iff If A IS M o In summary, this was a disappointing
performance. MAC i/iilL+AAftSo * adj. [only before noun] 1 (formal) giving only the main
points of sth, not the details ,&^j4(ft; iisW; $0?
(ft: a summary financial statement M # & JR rM o
I made a summary report for the records. iE
5^ [Aj ff
\%i f Db g- j=[£ 0
2 (sometimes disapproving) done
immediately, without paying
attention to the normal process that should be followed BP
^ ^ : summary justice/execution BP ^ij; ^ ^
fthlA 0 a summary judgement ► sum mar ily
/'SAmarali;
NAmE sa'merali/ adv. : to be summarily
dismissed/executed
sum-mat /'sAmat;
'samat/ noun (NEngE, non-standard) a way of writing a
spoken form of ‘something’ ( something )
sum ma tion /sA'meiJn/ noun 1 [usually sing.] (format) a summary of what has
been done or said ; MfS: What he said was a fair summation of the
discussion, -fife & # t£ ^ 7^ o 2 (formal) a collection
of different parts that
forms a complete account or impression of sb/sth "/[' & jftf; The exhibition
presents a summation of the
artist’s career. WtfLfkMWM T3 (NAmE, law ^) a final speech that
a lawyer makes near the end of a trial in court, after all the evidence has
been given ( ) }£H!
!#?&&&
sum-mer o-m /'SAma(r)/ noun [U, C] the warmest
season of the year, coming between spring and autumn/fall JR A; JC ^: We’re going away in the summer. Iftt (\] ^ fth tB 0 0 It’s very hot here in
summer. M % A ^ Q o in the summer of
2005 /E 2005
*£
M ^
o late/early
summer M A ; lUlo this/ nextAast summer 4“^/T~~7/AtSft 0 a cool/ hot/wet summer 0 It is now
high summer (= the hottest part of
summer). IE ft ® Mo 0 a summer’s day M 0 0 a summer dress
A ^ o the summer holidays/vacation $ O two summers ago M ^ HU — see also Indian summer(I) nrm see swallow n.
'summer camp noun [C, u] (in the
'summer house noun 1 a small building in a
garden/ yard for sitting in in good weather ( i&|^
7-i.l$ )
2 (also 'summer home) (
.summer
'pudding noun [c, u] (BrE) a cold dessert (= a sweet dish) made from berries surrounded by slices of bread that have absorbed their
juice S 4* ^ T
‘summer school noun [C, U] courses that are
held in the summer at a university or college or, in the
school mm ( 7MA4-7&, )
.summer
'stock noun [U] (NAmE) the production of
special plays and other entertainment in areas where people are on
holiday/vacation (
sij&jf
'summer student noun (CanE) a student, especially a
university student, who is working at a job for the summer ~mX ( )
'summer
time (BrE) (NAmE daylight saving
time) noun [U] the period during
which in some countries the clocks are put forward one hour, so that it is
light for an extra hour in the evening SL/>b7
( X
M, -707
fUmapjiM )
sum mer time /'SAmataim; NAmE -mart-/ noun [u] the season of
summer ; MX;
M4*:
It’s
beautiful here in (the) summertime. iiJIJiAtSHo
sum mery /'SAmari/ adj. typical of or
suitable for the summer : summery
weather M H WXH o a light summery
dress MXWtEjM nna wintry
.summing-'up
noun
(pi. summings-up) 1 a speech that the judge
makes near the end of a trial in court, in which he or she reminds the jury about
the evidence and the most important points in the case before the jury makes
its decision ( rrfJ' 21 hu & 'M l«J Ph
^ Pfl #
2
an occasion when sb states
the main points of an argument, etc.
sum mit /'SAmit/ noun 1 the highest point of
sth, especially the top of a mountain Mk H A; M&; iilTj5: We reached the summit
at